Marine table.



J. A. .BAKA GIH. MARINE TABLE. AIPLIGATIOR' FILED IAIB. 28, 1910.

Patented Jan. 31, 191 1.

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JOSEPH A. BAKARCIH, OF WEST BLOGTON, ALABAMA.

MARINE TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 31, 1911.

Application filed March 28, 1910. Serial No. 551,942.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. BAKARCIH, a citizen of the United States, residing at est Blocton, in the county of Bibb and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Marine Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will. enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to tables of that general class designed for use upon vessels and which employ a rigid pendulum that maintains the table top level irrespective of the inclination of its support or base.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a balancing table in which novel means are employed to pivotally connect the table top to its support without permitting the tabl' top to partially rotate and dislodge the articles supported thereupon when the vessel rolls.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel means for fastening thependulum weight securely to the table top, and further, to provide means for locking the pendulum in stationary position when the vessel is in port.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the table in normal position. Fig. 2 is an end view illustrating the support inclined at an angle to the table top. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the support. Fig. 1 is a detail perspective view of the pendulum, showing the table top in dotted lines.

The reference character 10 denotes a pair of legs each formed inverted Y shape in outline, the branches 11 being bowed outwardly and provided on their extremities with feet- 12 which are bolted as shown at 13 or otherwise rigidly secured to the floor, the shank 14; of the leg being bowed inwardly and tcrmii'iating in, a crotch 15.

Arranged between the upper ends of the legs 10 is a ring 16 having on its outer periphery axial gudgeons 17 which engage the crotches of the legs and permit of the ring tilting axially, that is to say, the portions of the ring intermediate the gudgeons may rise above or fall below the horizontal plane of the gudgeons. Arranged upon the top face of the ring 16 is a pair of oppositely disposed standards 18 which terminate in hooked extremities 19. These standards are disposed upon that diameter of the ring which intersects the diameter that coincides with the axis of the gudgeons 17, at right angles.

upported upon the standards 18 is a ring 20 of smaller size than the ring 16 and having disposed on its peripheral face a pair of oppositely disposed yoke bolts 21, the yokes 22 of which loosely engage the hooked extremities 19 of the standards. It is now clear that the ring 20 may tilt axially on the yoke bolts, that is to say, the portions of the ring intermediate the yoke bolts may rise or fall below the horizontal plane of the yoke bolts. Further, since the axis of the ring 20 is disposed at right angles to the axis of the ring 16, the table top supported upon the rings will be capable of two independent pivotal movements, at right angles to each other, that is to say, it may rock axially upon the gudgeons of the ring 16.

and may also rock axially on the yoke. bolts of the ring 20.

The table top 23 may be formed of any desired material, such as wood, marble or the like, and may be of any desired shape. Formed concentric with the center of the table top is a series of openings 24:, these openings receiving locking lugs that secure the table top in position as will. now be described.

A plate 25 is provided with a plurality of spaced rods 26 the lower ends of which are bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the margin of the plate, and the upper portions 27 of which are bent abruptly inwardly and cross each other at a common point 28, these portions terminating in upturned lugs 29 threaded opening 29 through which a feed screw ,30 is engaged, this feed screw being provided with a hand wheel 31 by means of which the screw may be rotated. A weight 32, preferably formed from a solid metal ball, is provided with a threaded axial opening 33 through which the free end of the feed screw is en aged, this ball being preferably positioned on the feed screw below the plate 25. This weight acts as a rigid pendulum that swings oppositely to the roll of the vesseland operates to tilt the table top upon its axes and maintain the table top level.

An internally threarled socket 34: is provided with a peripheral base flange 2-35 through which bolts are passed to rigidly secure the socketfto the vessel floor below and in alinement with the 'leed serew. The teed screw is advanced into engagen'ient; with this socket; when the vessel is in port or during calm weather to maintain the. table top stationary.

From the foregoing (.leseription taken in connection with the aeeompanying drawing, it is thought the construction and operation of my intention will be easily understood without a more extended explanation, it bcing understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of eonstiruetion may be made within the seope of the appended claims.

That is claimed is:-

l. A self-balancing table, comprising supporting legs, a table top support pii'otally mounted on said legs, a table top on said table top support, and a balancing member comprismg a weight supporting element, a weight assembled wlth said element, and a plurality of legs rising from the .velght supporting element and crossing at a eonnnon point. upon said table top support, said legs being provided with locking means engaging the table top. 7 I

2. A selt-lmlaneing table, eon'iprising supporting legs, a plurality of table top supports mounted for independent pivotal movementon said legs, a table top sup 'mrted upon said supports, and a balaneing member eomprising a base, a feed serew threading in said base, a weight on said feed screw, and legs rising from the base and abruptly bent over the table supports, said. legs terminatiing in upstanding lugs that engage said table top.

in testinunrv whm-eot, ailix my signature. in presenre o'l two witnesses.

JOSlflll-l. A. HAKA ltCll-l.

Witnesses 1t. (.3. Runner, Fiucn GNJIES. 

